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He said: “We all rate the manager and we're all pulling for him. I think he's doing a good job but things aren't going for him at the minute.

“Lots of managers in football go through bad spells, but sometimes the best way ahead is to stick with them and they come out the other side.

“We're confident we can do that because we have quality among the players in this squad, a quality manager and we've got 100% belief that we will turn the corner and we believe in what we're doing.

“Stability is important at any football club because the routine becomes more normal, more entrenched, players and staff get to know each other a bit more and, as that unity takes root, you grow more as a team.

Marco Silva's future has been called into question after two wins in nine (Image: REUTERS)

Marco Silva is under pressure as Everton manager (Image: REUTERS)

“The manager has brought some brilliant players in and he's laid some good foundations. We're right behind him.”

Everton lost to Silva’s former club Watford 1-0 this weekend to add more pressure as they sit in ninth place, drifting further from where they hoped to be.

He is now second favourite to be the next manager sacked after Maurizio Sarri’s whose Chelsea lost 6-0 to Manchester City yesterday.

And Matt Upson thinks Silva could get the boot if things get worse.

“I don’t think he is safe at the moment,” he told the BBC.

“I think he’s under threat, not to say that he’s going to get the sack tomorrow, but I’m sure with that run and the way that they are playing – we can talk about position in the league and points and what have you – from the supporters point of view they are sitting back and watching and not being particularly happy with what they are seeing.”

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Silva has admitted he is concerned by Everton’s poor form after they were beaten 1-0 at his former club Watford.

Silva's first visit to Vicarage Road since being sacked last January ended with home fans singing he would suffer a similar fate at Everton with the Merseyside club collecting only 11 points from their last 14 league matches.

"It's not good for us as a club, and for me as a manager it's not good," Silva said.

"I'm concerned but we have to work more and more to achieve the results that can grow our confidence."

Everton's majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri said last month Silva was the right person to guide them in the long run as they move ahead with plans for a new stadium.

However, the British-Iranian businessman, who increased his ownership stake in the club to 68.6 percent last September, has not hesitated to sack managers in the past having dismissed Ronald Koeman and Sam Allardyce before bringing in Silva.